ぼける
Bokeru
Usually written in kana.
Other forms: 惚ける、耄ける
Also read: ボケる
呆ける (Bokeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to grow senile, to be childish with age, to be mentally slow, to be befuddled”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto grow senile; to be childish with age
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be mentally slow; to be befuddled
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
Examples
彼はこのごろ頭がぼけてきた。
He had grown senile recently.
台所でころんで以来彼女はぼけてしまった。
Ever since she fell in the kitchen, she hasn't been all there.
最近、物忘れが激しくて。少しボケてきたのかな？
Could I be going soft in the head? I forget things so easily these days.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).